This page lets you know about wider U3A
events, and other opportunities that may interest you.

Shared
Learning Projects
See the London Region web page for current open SLPs here.

Events

Wednesday 20 February — Panel Discussion on the
First Female Engineers at Royal Holloway College:
Details here.

Monday 11 March — Recruiting and
Valuing Volunteers — London. Details here. The workshop is aimed at
Officers and Committee members, prospective Committee
members, and Groups Coordinators (those who manage the
groups within the U3A)

Wednesday 27 March at Aston
University in Birmingham — First National Study Day for
Languages. Details here. This study day is aimed
particularly at supporting U3A group convenors to share
ideas and best practice. It is seen as a pilot for more such
days on different subjects.

Tuesday 23 to Thursday 25 July — Summer
School: at St Bride Foundation, Bride Lane, Fleet
Street (easy access: five minutes from Blackfriars
underground station). This is the popular annual
non-residential event. Members can choose to attend for one,
two or three days. There will be a wide range of subjects on
the themes of Art, Current Affairs, History, Literature,
Music, Science and Travel — a choice of 28 different talks,
four workshops, and six guided walks around the City of
London. This year, some talks are included which will
explore the theme: “Celebration of the Sea”. Bookings
are being taken now. Use these links for further
details and application: Programme, Application Form
for postal submission, Application on line
for on-line application, Posterto
publicise the event . Please
note that sessions book up quickly, so you are advised to
book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Research
ProjectsAs many members wish to volunteer for local
organisations or as subjects for university research studies
we include these opportunities in the twice monthly Bulletin
to members. Specific requests from researchers for support
from U3A members are listed here:

VOICE is coming to London!VOICE
(Valuing Our Intellectual Capital and Experience) has been
running for several years in the north east, in association
with Newcastle University and they've just started a
partnership with Imperial College in London. The first
project is a two day workshop on 23rd and 24th January
about finding solutions for people with dexterity problems —
full details in the link here.

There will be more opportunities in the coming
months to be involved in research in the London area so do
look out for the information if this one isn't appropriate
for you.

Developing enjoyable
and engaging Audio Resources for Museums and Galleries:
The University of Westminster is working in
collaboration with the Museum of London. We are looking
for research participants over 35 to take part in a
two-part study. All participants will be thanked for their
time with a £15 Amazon voucher upon completion. What is the study about? Although audio guides are offered in
many museums and galleries, very little research has
looked at people’s experience of audio resources.
Researchers from the University of Westminster are looking
at experiences of recorded audio for a series of photos,
taken from the collections of the Museum of London. We are
recruiting research participants and we are interested in
all perspectives — whether you visit museums often or
never; whether or not you frequently use audio in museums.
Your participation will contribute to the development of
important understanding about what makes successful audio
resources, and about their potential for use more widely
across the museum sector. What will I need to do? We will present eight photographs to
you on a laptop screen and you will listen through
headphones. Afterwards, we will ask you some questions
about your experience and what you thought of it. This
stage should take about an hour. One month later, we will
ask you to complete a follow up questionnaire (which you
can do at home), again asking about your thoughts and
experiences. This questionnaire should take about 20
minutes or so.

Where and when is the
study? The first part of the study will take
place at the University of Westminster, Fitzrovia (nearest
tube is Goodge Street) and the second part will be
emailed. We have dates available to reserve now. How do I sign
up? Please contact
Rachel Hutchinson on r.hutchinson@my.westminster.ac.uk
or on 07816244469. Please also feel free to share with
friends or family who are over 35 who you think might be
interested in participating.Rachel Hutchinson, Doctoral
Researcher, University of Westminster, 115 New
Cavendish St, London W1W 6UW
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U3A National Office
We are often asked to publicise research studies and trials
to our members. Where we do so it is because we
believe it may be of interest to you and we are not
endorsing or promoting the research study in any way.
U3A has not undertaken any checks or due diligence on the
relevant department or the study and accepts no liability
whatsoever if you decide to agree to participate. If
you choose to take part in any study you do so at your own
risk and in your own capacity (and not as member of
U3A). You should make sure that you understand all the
risks associated with any study before you sign up and
ensure that you understand the time commitment, any
restrictions and possible side effects. You should
also ensure that you will be insured as part of the study.